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[bertall]

_{[At first the broadcast seems like it may have been unintentional with how Bertolt is moving around with it, the camera jerking and spinning around the hotel room he and the rest of his friends have been staying in. Eventually he stops, and after some hesitation, brings the camera up to eye-level to show a more-than-nervous expression and a massive Arcanine with a heavy dose of stripes sits behind him. Okay, he can do this. It's fine, right?]}

S-So, uh... I've been here for a little over six months now, but I haven't really... I-I mean, uh... I'm supposed to be a breeder, but I've been... _{[Terrified? Afraid? Worried he was going to somehow screw something up beyond repair?]} Nervous, I guess. A-Anyway, I finally tried, and, well...

_{[With shaky hands, Bertolt carefully turns the camera around to show off not one, not two, but six Growlithe puppies entertaining themselves with a six-way game of tug-o-war with one of his (unfortunately) favorite sweaters.]}

I know breeders are supposed to try finding homes for them before they hatch, b-but I wanted to make sure they were all okay. Four are being held, but there's still two more who'll be looking for someone to rely on.


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_{[Once he's done with his little broadcast, Bertolt's expression shifts and he throws his 'gear over onto his backpack in favor of running forward to try and grab as many of the puppies as he can with one hand and what remains of his sweater with the other.]}

G-Guys, come on! T-That was my only other good one!

Comments

[video]

[meteorman]

I would be very much interested in one -- a male, if possible. Despite also being assigned as a Breeder I've actually neglected to build up much of a stock and beyond that I'm sorely lacking fire types.

[He has a bunch of Pokemon, true, but almost none of them are in compatible egg groups. Whoops.]

[video]

[bertall]

_{[Ah. He remembers him! He decked a guy!]}

Y-Yeah, of course! T-They're also really loyal, too. You, uh... You were the one who punched that guy at the party, right? You must've seen Marcel.

_{[All four-hundred plus pounds of angry dog!]}

YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING

[meteorman]

[It's frankly flattering how many people recognize Ford Pines as 'that guy who punched a dude in front of me once'.]

Oh, yes! That was me. I feel as though there's a certain point when a good old-fashioned left hook is more efficient than a proper Pokemon battle. I did see Marcel, if you mean your Arcanine there.

Video

[dreamsofahero]

My, it certainly looks like you have your hands full there.

Video

[bertall]

_{[After a few moments he responds, lifting something off of the floor with a grimace. It's... a burnt towel? It's got to be part of a towel.]}

I... don't remember ever having this much trouble with Marcel...

_{[Is it because there is more than one?? Or has Marcel been teaching them bad habits while he's gone?]}

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[dreamsofahero]

Different pokemon have different temperaments. And if you're dividing your attention amongst several, it's much easier for those with a penchant for mischief to get away with it.

[video]

[captainash]

Well, if anything, you've proven that they're healthy and lively. You'll be buried in breeding requests before you know it, I'm sure.

[video]

[bertall]

--You think so?

[video]

[captainash]

It depends on what else you have to offer, of course, but cute dogs tend to be popular, especially with the kids. Even more so if they happen to have a few egg moves, too.

[keep_surviving]

Well, at least yours look like cute dogs and not wild coyotes. I'm sure someone will want a puppy. [Not her though. She already has 4 dogs.]

[bertall]

Wild coyotes?

[Video]

[notmyrealname]

Have both of the ones you have available been spoken for? If not, I'd love to take one in. I think they'd fit in nicely with my current team.

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[bertall]

There's one left if you'd like it! I'm not sure if it's a boy or a girl, but you're welcome to take them! I'm not going to charge anything, but I'd like to get pictures every now and then just to see how it is!

_{[Seeing them grow is always so nice, shhh.]}

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[schachmeister]

[Armin is bravely staying on the bed, not wading into this sea of puppies, thank you very much. He's already gotten his toes nipped at six times by four puppies.]

Maybe it would be better to put them outside? They are a little... rambunctious, and the next thing they get their teeth on might not be as easily replaced as your sweater.

[Like, you know, a book. Or a bed. Or one of the walls.]

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[bertall]

_{[Armin, you just need to lie down on the floor and get swarmed. They always ignore the toes in favor of trying to kiss their poor victim to death.]}

I don't-- _{[Bertolt nearly stumbles over one that decides his pantleg is more interesting than the sweater, but Bertolt puts a quick end to that by picking it up. He's so glad they're very small right now, because in a few weeks he knows he won't be able to pick up as many.]} I-I'm not sure if outside is a good idea.

_{[It'll be hard to keep an eye on all six, plus... Well, he doesn't want anyone coming along and snatching one thinking it's wild.]}

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[notvaljean]

[Jean can hear the ruckus inside the bedroom, and he is wisely staying on the other side of the bedroom door. Look, he has his own hands full with eight Electrodes right now, many of whom Blitz is trying to teach bad habits!]

Do any of them want to go outside and play on the beach with some balls?

[Most of the Electrodes have been reasonably friendly towards other Pokemon, after so long among only their own kind, and maybe some frolicking on the beach with puppies will do them good? If nothing else, Blitz likes babies and will play with them, and Donner, the biggest of the Electrodes and Blitz's new paramour, will join in too so she can be close to Blitz.]

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[bertall]

Do you think they'll be okay?

_{[It's one thing to be introduced to older Pokemon, but a small herd of puppies may be a different story. Even Skadi had to escape from them within fifteen minutes of her introduction - there was just something about her tails that they wanted to play with.]}

I mean, they won't get hurt, will they?

_{[Both parties, of course.]}

--Ah! Drop it! Leave it! That's not food!

[islandshore]

...Dang. Looks like you've got your hands full, huh?

[He chuckles, watching the pups with a crooked smile.]

Growlithes have always been pretty popular, though, so I doubt you'll have trouble finding homes for 'em.

[bertall]

Y-Yeah, they... The other two already found someone. The other four are staying with us.

_{[It's going to be hectic while things work themselves out as far as training goes.]}

Nobody told me that trying to wrangle six of them would be so much trouble.

[video]

[in4apounding]

...Oh no, they're so cute!

[Sorry Bert, it might take a little bit to get to anything useful here.]

One of my friends had a Growlithe, but I've never seen them that small before.

[video]

[bertall]

It's my first time seeing them this small myself. Even the one I started out with months ago was pretty big for his size, and it carried over when he evolved.

_{[Though he knows the tiny, super adorable cute phase won't last forever - they'll end up growing into bigger, still adorable Growlithe in the next few weeks.]}

I wouldn't give him up for anything in the world though.

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[lordofthefries]

[The only one who isn't hiding behind the other side of the door or worrying about puppies chewing on books is Sasha and that's because she's not even here. Until now, that is. When she bursts through the door, she makes a grand point of tossing two handful of broken up poffins on the floor and announces her arrival loudl because these pups don't listen to anyone with an Inside Voice.]

Dinnertime!

[Thank her later for the delicious distraction, Bertolt.]

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[bertall]

<sub>[The puppies (being puppies) are on the poffins in a heartbeat, and Marcel quickly follows them. He doesn't look to eat them though, instead he is sniffing around for ones that are bigger and intact. When he finds a particular one that bounced too far from the pups, he gently picks it up, turns his head, and stuffs it into the thick ruff of fur around his neck. It's a good place to store things for the smaller ones later, and he's not about to look a gift Rapidash in the mouth by ignoring the opportunity to have something to give himself some space from his rambunctious children!

Bertolt can't help but stare at both Sasha and Marcel, though - it's the first time he's actually seen him do that, and Bertolt tilts his head in curiosity.]</sub>

--Do you have any more of those? I think he's planning on doing something with the bigger ones.

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[greatrage]

Bertl this is... like... entirely too many puppies.

[Eren is also sitting on the bed, near Armin, looking down at the sea of puppies. It's really warm in here...]

.... It's probably not good for them to eat clothes, you know. They might die.

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[bertall]

They're not eating it.

<sub>[Bertolt lets the two pups he has in his arm back down to the ground and stands up straighter with the sweater, and unfolds it a little with a grimace.

It's... mainly full of holes from their teeth, holes from small little sparks that can't quite turn into a full-fledged Ember, and loose threads hanging down.]</sub>

I-It's not like I could control how many eggs were laid, though, too...